The Highmark Foundation, through the Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge grant program, recently awarded $921,522 to support physical activity, nutrition, self-esteem and bullying prevention programs in 130 Pennsylvania schools. The grants are awarded to provide schools with the resources to implement or enhance unique and creative programs that will help improve the overall health and well-being of students.
"Every school has a wellness policy and plan, some even have programs already in place," said Yvonne Cook, president of the Highmark Foundation. "Through the Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge, schools can use these grants to implant or execute the programs in their schools to their highest potential."
The Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge grant program invites schools to apply for grants of up to $10,000 for programs that address bullying prevention and self-esteem, improve nutrition education, enhance nutrition choices and provide opportunities for physical education. Each school is eligible to receive one grant per year and grants are awarded on a rolling basis. As of October, some 293 elementary, middle and high schools have received $2.2 million through the program.
The following schools received Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge grants during July through September of 2008. For more information on the specific program supported at each school, visit www.highmarkhealthyhigh5.org and click on "Schools" to find the link to our 2008 School Challenge Grant awards. 
County |
School District |
School |
|---|---|---|
Allegheny |
Allegheny Valley |
Colfax Upper Elementary |
Allegheny Valley |
Springdale Junior/Senior High |
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Baldwin-Whitehall |
Whitehall Elementary |
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Career Connections |
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Chartiers Valley |
Chartiers Valley High |
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DePaul School for Hearing and Speech |
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Gateway |
Gateway Senior High |
|
Montour Area |
Montour High |
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North Hills |
McIntyre Elementary |
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Pine-Richland |
Hance Elementary |
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Quaker Valley |
Quaker Valley Middle |
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Riverview |
Riverview Junior/Senior High |
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South Fayette |
South Fayette High |
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Steel Valley |
Steel Valley Middle |
|
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf |
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Beaver |
New Brighton Area |
New Brighton Area Elementary |
Bedford |
Bedford Area |
Bedford Elementary |
Everett Area School District |
Everett Area Middle/High |
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Berks |
Antietam |
Mt. Penn Elementary |
Brandywine Heights Area |
Brandywine Heights High |
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Fleetwood Area |
Andrew Maier Elementary |
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Fleetwood Area |
Fleetwood Elementary |
|
Fleetwood Area |
Richmond Elementary |
|
Wilson |
West Wyomissing Elementary |
|
Wyomissing Area |
Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High |
|
Blair |
Altoona Area |
Altoona Area Junior High |
Butler |
Seneca Valley |
Rowan Elementary |
Cambria |
Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown |
St. Patrick |
Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown |
Bishop McCort Catholic High |
|
Central Cambria |
Jackson Elementary |
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Cameron |
Cameron County |
Woodland Elementary |
Clarion |
Diocese of Erie |
Immaculate Conception |
Clearfield |
DuBois |
DuBois Area Catholic Elementary |
Glendale |
Glendale Junior/Senior High |
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Purchase Line |
Purchase Line North Elementary |
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Crawford |
Crawford Central |
East End Elementary |
Crawford Central |
Second District Elementary |
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Crawford Central |
West End Elementary |
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Diocese of Erie |
Seton Catholic |
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Cumberland |
Cumberland Valley |
Green Ridge Elementary |
Mechanicsburg Area |
Mechanicsburg Middle |
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Dauphin |
Harrisburg |
Scott School Early Childhood Center |
Elk |
Diocese of Erie |
St. Boniface |
Diocese of Erie |
St. Mary's Catholic Elementary |
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Diocese of Erie |
St. Mary's Catholic Middle |
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Johnsonburg Area |
Johnsonburg Elementary |
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St. Mary's Area |
South St. Mary's Street Elementary |
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Erie |
Diocese of Erie |
Blessed Sacrament |
Diocese of Erie |
Cathedral Center |
|
Corry Area |
Corry Elementary |
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Corry Area |
Corry Middle/High |
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Diocese of Erie |
Our Lady of Peace |
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Diocese of Erie |
St. Boniface |
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Diocese of Erie |
St. George |
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Diocese of Erie |
St. James |
|
Diocese of Erie |
St. John Holy Rosary Eastside Catholic |
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Diocese of Erie |
St. Luke |
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Diocese of Erie |
Villa Maria Elementary |
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Dr. Gertrude A. Barber National Institute |
Elizabeth Lee Black |
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Girard |
Girard High |
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Iroquois |
Iroquois Elementary |
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Northwestern |
Northwestern High |
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Diocese of Erie |
Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
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Franklin |
Waynesboro Area |
Waynesboro Area Middle |
Fulton |
Central Fulton |
McConnellsburg Elementary |
Greene |
Central Greene |
Waynesburg Central High |
Intermediate Unit 1 |
East Franklin |
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Jefferson-Morgan |
Jefferson-Morgan Middle/High |
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Jefferson-Morgan |
Jefferson-Morgan Elementary |
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Huntingdon |
Juniata Valley |
Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High |
Southern Huntingdon County |
Southern Huntingdon Middle/High |
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Southern Huntingdon County |
Rockhill Elementary |
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Southern Huntingdon County |
Shade Gap Elementary |
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Southern Huntingdon County |
Spring Farms Elementary |
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Southern Huntingdon County |
Tough Creek Elementary |
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Tuscarora Blended Learning Charter School |
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Indiana |
Purchase Line |
Purchase Line South Elementary |
Lancaster |
Lancaster |
Burrowes Elementary |
Lancaster |
Edward Hand Middle |
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Lancaster |
George Ross Elementary |
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Lancaster |
Lafayette Elementary |
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Lancaster |
Lincoln Middle |
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Lancaster |
Martin Luther King Elementary |
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Lancaster |
Price Elementary |
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Lancaster |
Washington Elementary |
|
Lancaster |
Wickersham Elementary |
|
Solanco |
George A. Smith Middle |
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Lancaster |
Wheatland Middle |
|
Lawrence |
|
Cray Youth and Family Services |
Ellwood City Area |
Lincoln Junior/Senior High |
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Neshannock |
Neshannock Junior/Senior High |
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Neshannock |
Neshannock Elementary |
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Lebanon |
Cornawall Lebanon |
Union Canal Elementary |
McKean |
Diocese of Erie |
St. Bernard Elementary/Middle |
Otto-Eldred |
Otto-Eldred Elementary |
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Otto-Eldred |
Otto-Eldred Junior/Senior High |
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Smethport Area |
Smethport Elementary |
|
Mercer |
Diocese of Erie |
St. Michael |
Farrell Area |
Farrell Upper Middle/High |
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Sharpsville |
Sharpsville Middle |
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Northampton |
Bethlehem Area |
Donegan Elementary |
Bethlehem Area |
Famersville Elementary |
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Bethlehem Area |
Freemansburg Elementary |
|
Bethlehem Area |
Governor Wolf |
|
Lehigh Valley Charter School for the Performing Arts |
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Pen Argyl |
Plainfield Elementary |
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Northumberland |
Milton Area |
James F. Baugher Elementary |
Milton Area |
Montandon Elementary |
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Shamokin Area |
Shamokin Middle/Senior High |
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Schuylkill |
Minersville Area |
Minersville Junior/Senior High |
Schuylkill Haven |
Schuylkill Haven Elementary |
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Tamaqua Area |
Tamaqua Area Middle |
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Tamaqua Area |
Tamaqua Area Senior High |
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Snyder |
Selinsgrove Area |
Selinsgrove Elementary |
Union |
Milton Area |
White Deer Elementary |
Venango |
Diocese of Erie |
St. Stephen's |
Warren |
Warren County |
Warren Area High |
Washington |
Avella Area |
Avella Junior/Senior High |
Burgettstown Area |
Burgettstown Elementary Center |
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Burgettsttown Area |
Burgettstown Middle/High |
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Peters Township |
McMurray Elementary |
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Washington |
Washington High |
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Washington |
Washington Park Middle |
|
Westmoreland |
Diocese of Greensburg |
Holy Trinity |
Mount Pleasant |
Donegal Elementary |
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Mount Pleasant |
Ramsay Elementary |
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Mount Pleaseant |
Rumbaugh Elementary |
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Mount Pleasant |
Norvelt Elementary |
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Penn Trafford |
Trafford Middle/Elementary |
|
York |
Spring Grove Area |
Spring Grove High |
For more information on the Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge grant program or instructions on how to apply, visit www.highmarkhealthyhigh5.org to download and complete the grant application.